"To the Tune of 'Sky-Clear Sand': Autumn Thoughts

Withered vine,

old tree,

crows.

A small bridge,

flowing water,

houses.

Ancient road,

west wind,

lean horse.

Sun sinking

in the west—

and a man,

crushed,

at the sky's edge." 

--Ma Chih-Yüan (1260-1324)

translated by Arthur Sze in The Silk Dragon (2001)